Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-12

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basRd upon the experience Of ths most
sniizhiensd goseFnmenks in tha man
sgsEneaa % the disease for one hundred
years. IL was Easy 70 c0nceal the ex,
fstenes Of the disease. and 90 hard q
deieol, that sone compensation must
be given 90 owners Of infected cattle. on
all The money which coald be appropri-
atsd could not stamp cat tie dissaseL
MeMhl4n-I IheR you propose that
anv maE wno owns 9 herd Of csttle
afflicted With the dissase. shah bring Il
IN and sell ik
I Mr. Hatch-The ohiect d 20 indnas q
mas VINO oWHs herd af cattle AHA
With plearo-pneumonia 10 give immedi-
ate notice 20 the Department.. IN order
that it may Be condemned and Be de-
stroyed.
Morgan. Of MiMissippi, opposed the
bill on the ground that % vas vain and
| illasive, and would amount 10 nethinR.
II did nos reach the evil for which Is
vas intended. and vas q mere myth
He agreed with the gentleman from
New YoFk, 5wineburne. Who had sub
mltted q minority report, that the dis
ease should be treated il the same man
neF as disease among human beings,
aEd that there was ne more reason fOr
the destruction OF diseased cattle than
tn Fe vas for the destruction of human
beings whan afflicted with smallpox 81
| yellow fever.
Butserwosth, Of Ohio, asked uhsthsr
pleur0 pneumonia vas = ooatagisas dis
ease.
Morgan replied that II was CON-
munioable disease.
buttervorth suggested that Il Il eould
Be communicated it did net matter
much hoW il was termed.
Morgan said that some diseases were
CONTAGIOUS. some communicable. and
some Infectious. but that the bill took
the whole lot. he further criticised tbs
bill In that il authorized the President,
on Recommendation Of the Commis
sioner Of Aericul ure. to place q State
In quarantine, @hich would viFtaAIly
pat it In the power OF the Commissioner
10 suspend the commerce af any state.
Swineourn. Of New York. aember
Of the commission, who presented the
minority report, held that both the
orieiaal bill and the substitute offered
BY the Ohaigman Of the Committee on
Agriculture re-enaot the powers Of the
Commissioner Of Agriculture, and ex-
tend them so that wherever in the
opinion of the Commissioners Il 10
deemed advisable be may appFaiss and
slaughter the diseased cattle and CON-
pensate owners, By the original bill at
four-hfths their valne, and BY the sub
stitute Of the Chairman Of the Oommil
tee on Agriculture at three-fourths. The
argument of the Chief Of the Bareaa Of
Animal Industry isan Effort to convince
the natien. and particularly Congress,
TO whom be appeals for large apprpFia |
tion, that there is bat one Eemedy. and |
that % tstal extirpatioR Of the disease
bv slsuRhter. II such system 10 to BE-
adopted be would recommend changing |
the name of the department from thag |
Bureau Of Animal Industry 10 Bareau |
Of ButcheFy for the Destruction OF Do |
msstic Animals Of the United States, 20 |
be IN charge Of cerps Of butcher boys |
vho would be well qualified for the 20
sition. as the present head OF the bureau |
seems competent for his. On this re
eommendation the chief advocstes Of |
this very absurd position. that liberal |
indemnity should be paid TO owners Of |
cattle TO report case Of sickness. |
where a small indemnity leads to score
tiou. rely. There ID no feature in public |
ethics which requires premium 70 be |
paid men TO prevent violation Of Law. |
Aside from the legal question. arising |
as matter Of equity. ii would be sqasl-
ly logical for the e0verument to appfo-
pirate funds to pay farmers for the |
loss OF their stock, birds, crops. |
by cyclones or any other uu-
foreseen cause, because such crops
we're q depsndeaoe Of the family. |
We are drm in the conviction that this |
disease termed pieuro pneumonia Is
blood poison, originating among cattle |
in stables and stock yards, and We agree |
with the opinion of ex Commissioner of |
Agriculture LorinR, that IL can be
checked bv quarantine In open, well |
protected fields. and that until stringent |
laws are enforced TO protect cat 10 in |
stables and stock yards. and IN trans |
portation, and for providing them with |
proper food and water. the disease can |
not re extirpated, aad the public pro-
tected from diseased meats and poison |
Gus milk of Infected COWS. We are Of |
the opinion that the disease is net In |
creaeinR. but rather diminishing, 40 in |
New York and Brooklyn, where stringent |
sanitary laws are enforced. Believing |
that the theory Of incubation has failed |
to produce the desired result, and |
Strengthening as q means to extirpate IL |
is e0waFdIy and unwisa, We are opposed |
10 the appropriation aske by the Chief |
Of the Bureau Of Animal Industry 10 be |
expended as he recommends In bis re-
port.
Pending further debate the Commit
tee arose and the House adjouraed.